Walter henry morden



(No Model.)

W. H. MORDEN.

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No. 526,726. Patented Oct. 2, 1894.

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WALTER HENRY MORDEN, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,726, dated October2, 1894.

Application filed January 19, 1 8 94.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER HENRY Mon- DEN, of the city of Toronto, inthe county of York and Province of Ontario, Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Letter-Files; and I herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same. I

The object of this invention is to devise a temporary letter file inwhich will be combined cheapness of manufacture and simplicity ofconstruction and operation; and the invention consists essentially of astationary bed plate to which are rigidly afiixed two or more archedreceiving wires, and a sliding bed plate mounted on a stationary bedplate to which are affixed the standards or upright receiving wires anda rock shaft adapted to give a reciprocating movement to the sliding bedplate, the whole device being constructed as hereinafter more fully setforth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus showing the standards orupright receiving wires closed upon the arched receiving wires. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the same showing the standards or uprightreceiving wires away from the arched receiving wires. Fig. 3 is aperspective View of the apparatus showing the parts separated. Fig. 4 isa perspective view of the under side of the apparatus. Figs. 5 and 6 areviews of the receiving wires. 1 1

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawings.

The temporary letter file consists of a bed plate 1 of any suitableshape and size. The bed plate 1 is riveted, screwed or otherwisefastened to the board 2 at or near one end 2*, which will hereinafter beknown as the top end of the board. To the top end of the bed plate 1 arerigidly secured the arched receiving wires 3, and formed in the bedplate 1 is a longitudinal slot 1 On the top of the bed plate 1 areformed two longitudinal ribs 5parallel with the slot 4 and extendingfrom the base of the receiving wires toward the middle of the bedplate 1. Mounted upon the bed plate 1 is a sliding bed plate 6. To thesliding bed plate 6 are rigidly secured the standards or verticalreceiving wires 7, so located upon the Serial No. 497,456. (No model.)

plate 6 that their upper ends will be brought into engagement with thelower ends of the arches 8 of the arched receiving wires 3. Connected tothe under side of the sliding bed plate 6 are two lugs 9 and 9longitudinally opposite each other and so arranged as to pass throughthe longitudinal slot 4. The lugs 9*9 are so located upon the under sideof the plate 6 that when the upper ends of the standards or verticalreceiving wires 7 are in engagement with the ends of the arches 8 thelug 9 will be against the upper end of the longitudinal slot 4, whilebetween the lug 9 and the lower end of the longitudinal slot 4 will beaspace of at least half an inoh,in order that the plate 6 can be slid onthe plate 1 to permit of a similar space being formed between the upperends of the standards or ver tical receiving wires 7 and the lower endsof the arches 8. Located mediately between the lugs 9 and 9 are two pinsor lugs 10 and 10 respectively with a sufficient clearance be tween themto allow of the admission of the cranked portion 11 of the rock shaft12. The logs 10 and 1O it might be stated are equal in depth to thedepth of the cranked portion llof the rock shaft 12 in order that thesaid lugs 10 and 10 will hold the said cranked portion of the rock shaftat all parts of its semi-revolution. The rock shaft 12 is seated in alateral groove 13 formed in the under side of the plate 1 and arrangedat right angles to the slot 4, and it might here be stated, that therock shaft 12 extends to one side of the board 2 and at that end of therock shaft 12 is a small handle 13*. Each of the lugs 9 and 9 isprovided with an enlarged head respectively 1 1* and 14" which overlapthe edges of the longitudinal slot 4:.

It is by means of the enlarged heads 14 and 141* that the sliding plate6 is secured to the plate 1, or in other words, by means of these headsthe plate 6 is prevented from becoming separated from the plate 1.

It will be noticed by reference to the draw ings that the edges of thelongitudinal slot 4 are turned downward to form the small flanges 15 and15 along which travel the enlarged heads 14 and 14. of the lugs 9 and 9?respectively. The object of these flanges is to enable the heads 14 andlet to travel along the edges of the slot with greater facility.

It will be noticed again by reference to the 55 t letter file, a crankon the rock shaft means ingly shaped groove 16 formed in the plate 6,

and the vertical portions of the standards 7 pass through small openingsmade in'the- By making the standards in this manner and soldering theirbase in a groove plate 6.

in the under side of the plate 6 they are more rigidly secured to theplate 6 than they could be by any other means.

It will be noticed that the lower end or base of each of the archedreceiving wires 3 is L-shaped, and that the L-shaped portions of thebase are located in and soldered into grooves formed in the under sideof the bed plate 1, in order that the arched receiving wires will be asrigid as possible. I

The object of the ribs 5 is to prevent the lateral displacement of theupper ends of the sliding plate 6.

In the operation of the device the rock shaft turns in its bearings andthe cranked portion of the rock shaft moves the sliding plate 6longitudinally on the plate 1 and in either direction, according to thedirection .of the movement of the rock shaft; that is by turning theshaft in the direction indicated by arrows in Fig. l of the drawings,the cranked portion of the rock shaft will work against the lug 10 andmove the plate 6 to carry the standards or vertical receiving wires 7away from the ends of the arches 8 into the vertical position indicatedin Fig. 2 of the drawings, while if the rock shaft is turned in theopposite direction or in the direction of the arrows shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings, the cranked portion 11 of the rock shaft 12 will workagainst the lug 10 to .move the plate 6 to carry the standards 7 to theends of the arches 8 or into the position indicated in Fig. 1.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. In a temporary letter filethe combination of a stationary plate 1, the arched receiving wiressecured to the stationary plate at or near one end thereof, a slidingplate mounted upon the stationary plate and moving thereon, the standardreceiving wires secured to the sliding plate and moving therewith, arock shaft-secured to the temporary ing an L shaped base secured in agroove,

formed in the under side of the plate 1, a-sliding plate 6 mounted onthe plate 1, standard receiving wires 7 secured to the. plate 6 andmoving therewith, the standard 7 formed of one continuous piece oftubing and secured in a groove in the under side of the plate 6andpassing through a longitudinal slot 4 in the plate 1, an enlarged head14L and 14 respectively for each of the lugs 9 and 9 overlapping theedges of the said slot and securing the plate 6 to the plate 1, lugs 10and 10 secured to the under side of the plate 6 and passing through theslot 4, a rock shaft 12 having a cranked portion 11 engaging with thelugs 1O and lO and adapted to move the said plate in either directionwhen engaging with the said lugs, the said rock shaft extended to theedge of the board having a handle formed at thesaid end and longitudinalribs 5 formed on the plate and located one at either side of the saidplate to prevent lateral displacement of'the said end of the the lugs 9and 9 overlapping the edges of the said slot and movably securing theplate 6 to the plate 1, lugs 10 and 10 secured to the under side of theplate 6 and passing through the slot 4:, a-rock shaft 12 having acranked portion 11 engaging with the lugs 10 and 10 and adapted to movethe plate 6 longitudinally the rock shaft extended to the edge of theboard 2, substantially as described.

4. In a temporary letter file the combination of the stationary plate 1,arched receiving wires 3, secured to the one end of the plate 1, asliding plate 6 mounted on the plate1,standard receiving wires 7 securedto the plate 6, and moving therewith, the lugs 9 and 9 secured to theunder side of the plate 6, and passing through the longitudinal slot inplate 1, an enlarged head for each of the lugs 9 and 9 overlapping theedges of the said slot and movably securing the plate 6 to the plate 1,lugs 10 and 10 secured to the under side of the plate 6 and passingthrough the slot 4, a rock shaft 12 having a cranked portion 11 engagingwith the lugs 10 and 10 and adapted to move the plate \6 longitudinally,the rock shaft extended to the edge of the board 2, longitudinal ribs 5formed on the plate 1, and located at either side of the said plate toprevent lateral displacement of the top end of the plate 6 when moved toclose the standard receiving wires substantially as specified.

Toronto, November 9, 1893.

WALTER HENRY MORDEN. In presence of M. S. MERCER, F. E TITUS.

